2009–10 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team

The 2009-10 Texas Tech Red Raiders men's basketball team represented Texas Tech University in the 2009-10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Red Raiders' were led by Pat Knight in his second full season as head coach. The team played its home games in the United Spirit Arena in Lubbock, Texas and are members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 19–16, 4–12 in Big 12 play. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2010 Big 12 men's basketball tournament before falling to #1 Kansas. They were invited to the 2010 National Invitation Tournament where they advanced to the quarterfinals before falling to Mississippi.

2009–10 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball
NIT Quarterfinals, L, 90-87 2OT v. Ole Miss
ConferenceBig 12
DivisionSouth
Record19–16 (4–12 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaUnited Spirit Arena
Seasons
2009–10 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Kansas 15 1   .938 33 3   .917
No. 7 Kansas State 11 5   .688 29 8   .784
No. 19 Baylor 11 5   .688 28 8   .778
No. 23 Texas A&M 11 5   .688 24 10   .706
Missouri 10 6   .625 23 11   .676
Texas 9 7   .563 24 10   .706
Oklahoma State 9 7   .563 22 11   .667
Colorado 6 10   .375 15 16   .484
Texas Tech 4 12   .250 19 16   .543
Iowa State 4 12   .250 15 17   .469
Oklahoma 4 12   .250 13 18   .419
Nebraska 2 14   .125 15 18   .455
2010 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll [1]

Recruiting

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2009

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jaye Crockett
SF
Clovis, New Mexico Clovis HS 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) May 6, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 88
Mike Davis
PG
Houston, Texas Wheatley High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sep 14, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 86

Transfers

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Theron Jenkins
SF
Fulton, Mississippi Itawamba Community College 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 211 lb (96 kg) Transfer 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: N/A
Brad Reese
SF
Panama City, Florida Gulf Coast Community College 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Transfer 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: N/A
David Tairu
SG
Levelland, Texas South Plains College 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 177 lb (80 kg) Transfer 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Texas Tech 2009 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 25, 2009.
  • "2009 Texas Tech Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved January 25, 2009.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 25, 2009.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved January 25, 2009.
  • "2009 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 25, 2009.

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
11/13/09*
6:00 pm
South Dakota
Duel in the Desert
W 88–49  1–0
United Spirit Arena (8,541)
Lubbock, Texas
11/14/09*
6:00 pm
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
Duel in the Desert
W 66–59  2–0
United Spirit Arena (7,761)
Lubbock, Texas
11/15/09*
3:00 pm
Oregon State
Duel in the Desert
W 64–60  3–0
United Spirit Arena (7,860)
Lubbock, Texas
11/19/09*
7:00 pm
Northwestern State W 94–75  4–0
United Spirit Arena (7,913)
Lubbock, Texas
11/21/09*
7:00 pm
Lamar W 77–54  5–0
United Spirit Arena (8,783)
Lubbock, Texas
11/24/09*
7:00 pm
at Stephen F. Austin W 63–61  6–0
William R. Johnson Coliseum (3,752)
Nacogdoches, Texas
11/28/09*
3:30 pm
Samford W 74–53  7–0
United Spirit Arena (7,930)
Lubbock, Texas
12/03/09*
6:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 10 Washington
Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series
W 99–92 OT 8–0
United Spirit Arena (9,912)
Lubbock, Texas
12/08/09*
6:30 pm, The Mtn.
No. 23 at TCU W 80–70  9–0
Daniel-Meyer Coliseum (5,825)
Fort Worth, Texas
12/19/09*
7:05 pm
No. 16 at Wichita State L 85–83  9–1
Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
Wichita, Kansas
12/22/09*
7:00 pm
No. 23 Stanford W 100–87  10–1
United Spirit Arena (13,617)
Lubbock, Texas
12/29/09*
7:00 pm, CBS College Sports
No. 20 at No. 19 New Mexico L 90–75  10–2
University Arena (14,586)
Albuquerque, New Mexico
01/01/09*
2:00 pm
No. 20 McNeese State W 76–75  11–2
United Spirit Arena (9,972)
Lubbock, Texas
01/03/09*
2:00 pm, ESPN360
No. 20 UTEP W 86–78  12–2
United Spirit Arena (8,029)
Lubbock, Texas
01/09/09
7:00 pm, ESPN360
No. 20 at Oklahoma State L 81–52  12–3 (0–1)
Gallagher-Iba Arena (11,548)
Stillwater, Oklahoma
01/13/10
8:00 pm, ESPNU
Missouri L 94–89 OT 12–4 (0–2)
United Spirit Arena (9,788)
Lubbock, Texas
01/16/10
12:45 pm, ESPN360
at No. 3 Kansas L 89–63  12–5 (0–3)
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, Kansas
01/20/10
6:30 pm, ESPN360
Iowa State W 78–71  13–5 (1–3)
United Spirit Arena (8,410)
Lubbock, Texas
01/23/10
7:00 pm, ESPN360
Oklahoma W 75–65  14–5 (2–3)
United Spirit Arena (10,408)
Lubbock, Texas
01/27/10
8:00 pm, ESPNU
at No. 6 Texas L 95–83  14–6 (2–4)
Frank Erwin Center (16,414)
Austin, Texas
01/30/10
8:00 pm
at Texas A&M L 85–70  14–7 (2–5)
Reed Arena (13,648)
College Station, Texas
02/06/10
12:30 pm, ESPN360
Oklahoma State W 81–74  15–7 (3–5)
United Spirit Arena (9,508)
Lubbock, Texas
02/09/10
7:00 pm, ESPN360
at Oklahoma W 72–71  16–7 (4–5)
Lloyd Noble Center (10,323)
Norman, Oklahoma
02/13/10
4:00 pm, ESPN2
Texas A&M L 67–65  16–8 (4–6)
United Spirit Arena (11,453)
Lubbock, Texas
02/16/10
7:00 pm, ESPN360
at No. 22 Baylor L 88–70  16–9 (4–7)
Ferrell Center (9,391)
Waco, Texas
02/20/10
1:00 pm, ESPN
No. 15 Texas L 71–67  16–10 (4–8)
United Spirit Arena (12,481)
Lubbock, Texas
02/23/10
7:00 pm, ESPN360
No. 6 Kansas State L 83–64  16–11 (4–9)
United Spirit Arena (9,447)
Lubbock, Texas
02/27/10
3:00 pm, ESPN360
at Nebraska L 83–79 2OT 16–12 (4–10)
Bob Devaney Sports Center (10,785)
Lincoln, Nebraska
03/02/10
7:00 pm, ESPN360
No. 21 Baylor L 86–68  16–13 (4–11)
United Spirit Arena (9,232)
Lubbock, Texas
03/06/10
3:00 pm, ESPN360
at Colorado L 101–90  16–14 (4–12)
Coors Events Center (8,826)
Boulder, Colorado
Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship
03/10/10
11:30 am, ESPN360
vs. Colorado
First Round
W 82–67  17–14
Sprint Center (18,879)
Kansas City, Missouri
03/11/10
11:30 am, ESPN2
vs. No. 1 Kansas
Quarterfinals
L 80–68  17–15
Sprint Center (18,879)
Kansas City, Missouri
National Invitation Tournament
03/16/10
8:00 pm, ESPN2
at Seton Hall
First Round
W 87–69  18–15
Prudential Center (1,829)
Newark, New Jersey
03/20/10
2:00 pm
Jacksonville
Second Round
W 69–64  19–15
United Spirit Arena (5,465)
Lubbock, Texas
03/23/10
6:00 pm, ESPN
at Ole Miss
Quarterfinals
L 90–87 2OT 19–16
Tad Smith Coliseum (6,014)
Oxford, Mississippi
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time[2].

Rankings

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Ranking Movement
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Poll Pre Wk 1 Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 Wk 17 Wk 18 Final
AP NR NR NR RV 23 16 23 20 22 RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR  
Coaches NR NR NR RV RV 20 RV 24 RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR  

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